Utah § 77-36-5 - Sentencing -- Restricting contact with victim -- Electronic monitoring -- Counseling -- Cost assessed against perpetrator -- Sentencing protective order -- Continuous protective order.

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§ 77-36-5. Sentencing -- Restricting contact with victim -- Electronic monitoring -- Counseling -- Cost assessed against perpetrator -- Sentencing protective order -- Continuous protective order.

Effective 9/1/2022
77-36-5.  Sentencing -- Restricting contact with victim -- Electronic monitoring -- Counseling -- Cost assessed against perpetrator -- Sentencing protective order -- Continuous protective order.
(1) When a perpetrator is found guilty of a crime involving domestic violence and a condition of the sentence restricts the perpetrator's contact with the victim, a sentencing protective order may be issued under Section 78B-7-804 for the length of the perpetrator's probation or a continuous protective order may be issued under Section 78B-7-804.
(2) In determining the court's sentence, the court, in addition to penalties otherwise provided by law, may require the perpetrator to participate in an electronic or other type of monitoring program.
(3) The court may also require the perpetrator to pay all or part of the costs of counseling incurred by the victim and any children affected by or exposed to the domestic violence offense, as well as the costs for the perpetrator's own counseling.
(4) The court shall:
(a) assess against the perpetrator, as restitution, any costs for services or treatment provided to the victim and affected child of the victim or the perpetrator by the Division of Child and Family Services under Section 80-2-301; and
(b) order those costs to be paid directly to the division or its contracted provider.
(5) The court may order the perpetrator to obtain and satisfactorily complete treatment or therapy in a domestic violence treatment program, as defined in Section 26B-2-101, that is licensed by the Department of Human Services.


Amended by Chapter 335, 2022 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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